Police said just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, several residents reported hearing gunshots in the 600 block of South 37th Street.

The victim was identified as 30-year-old Samarius Claycomb.

When officers arrived, he was found dead with several gunshot wounds behind an apartment in the area.

Detectives have been interviewing residents, trying to gather information about what may have happened.

Officers spent the overnight hours going door to door in the neighborhood, canvassing the area.

Family members said Claycomb was visiting his girlfriend and was shot as he returned from the store.

?By the time he came back from the store, somebody attacked him and took his life. And they feel that they've been cheated. They don't know -- again like most survivors do not know most of the time -- why somebody comes and kills their loved ones,? said community activist Christopher 2X.

A woman who lives nearby said the area is generally quiet.

?I was in the house and I heard three shots and then in another minute or two I heard another six rapid shots. I didn't see anybody running, didn't hear no cars or anything like that. I just hear rapid gunfire,? said Mary M.

Police are still looking for the shooter.

Anyone with information should call the anonymous police tip line at 502-574-LMPD.